Yamazaki Brigade.

Hearing the system prompt, Wang Chengzhu finally knew the identity of the Japanese army on the hillside.

Soon, he recalled the information about the Yamazaki Brigade in the TV series "Bright Sword".

In the TV series "Bright Sword", Yamazaki Jihei led his troops to raid the countryside. As a result, they took the wrong road and accidentally discovered the Eighth Route Army's arsenal and hospital for wounded soldiers, and launched an attack.

Then the Yamazaki Brigade was counterattacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army and retreated to Lijiapo.

In the end, the Yamazaki Battalion was completely wiped out by the 386th Brigade Independent Regiment while waiting for reinforcements. The brigade leader Yamazaki Jihei was also killed by machine gun fire during the battle.

In the TV series "Bright Sword", the Yamazaki Brigade only had five to six hundred people, but now there are more than 1,000 people. It is probably a chain reaction caused by his own time travel.

So it's not surprising that things have changed.

After withdrawing his thoughts, Wang Chengzhu focused his attention on those three options.

To be honest, the three options are very tempting. Whether it is the Type 92 infantry gun or the Jin-made 75mm caliber field gun, they are very helpful for improving the strength of the independent battalion.

Especially option one, you don’t have to do anything to get 5 Type 92 infantry cannons and 5 tons of shells, which is completely given by the system for free.

However, Wang Chengzhu did not intend to let go of the Yamazaki Battalion, so he had no choice but to reluctantly give up these five Type 92 infantry cannons.

As for options two and three, this made Wang Chengzhu hesitate. After a moment of hesitation, Wang Chengzhu decided to choose option three.

It turns out to be very simple. Although option 2 can get 5 Jin-made field guns, which greatly enhances the strength of the independent battalion, it is a one-time deal.

In addition, the Eighth Route Army mainly engaged in guerrilla warfare, and the targets of field artillery were too large, too heavy and inconvenient to transport, and they were easily targeted by the Japanese.

The existing artillery of the independent battalion is sufficient to support combat needs.

But option three is different. Getting a bullet production line and production manual skill book is equivalent to having a steady stream of bullets.

Although Wang Chengzhu received 10 tons of Bobosha submachine gun bullets in the previous mission, they are non-renewable materials. Every bullet used means one less. During this period of fighting and normal training, they have been consumed.

Quite a lot, sooner or later it will be used up one day.

By then, what should the Wolf Fang Special Forces do if they run out of bullets?

With this production line, Wang Chengzhu no longer has to worry about Langya's ammunition.

In the future, the production line may even be modified to produce bullets of other calibers.

There is another more important reason, that is, Wang Chengzhu not only wants to eliminate the Yamazaki Brigade, but also wants to kill other Japanese who came to help.

Even if they cannot be completely annihilated, they must be killed as much as possible to weaken the Japanese's effective strength in the northwest region of Shanxi and win more living space and development space for the entire Eighth Route Army.

"Ding! System prompt: Congratulations on the successful selection of the host. You can get relevant rewards after completing the task."

After completing the selection, Wang Chengzhu immediately stopped Liu Qiang who was about to leave: "Consultant Liu, wait a moment!"

Liu Qiang turned around in confusion: "Batalion Commander, do you have any other instructions?"

"Pause the attack. Didn't the Japs send troops for reinforcements? Let's just do another big one and use the Japs on Lijiapo to encircle and reinforce!"

Liu Qiang also heard the scout's report, and he asked: "Battalion Commander, do you mean to eliminate all the Japanese coming from Luliang, Jiaxian, and Fangshan counties?"

With the strength of our independent battalion, isn’t it too risky?”

Not only Liu Qiang, but also Xu Hailang and others were shocked by the bold plan of battalion commander Wang Chengzhu.

"good!"

Wang Chengzhu nodded heavily, and then said: "Of course, your worries are not unreasonable. With the strength of our independent battalion, it is indeed very risky to eliminate so many Japanese, and we may even set ourselves on fire.

But what if we add the first battalion, second battalion, third battalion, and friendly troops from the independent regiment?"

"If that's the case, then there's no problem."

Xu Hailang, Liu Qiang, Chen Xiao and others were all leaders who did not mind fighting the Japanese. After hearing what the battalion commander Wang Chengzhu said, they all agreed to his proposal.

…

The top of Lijiapo Mountain.

When Yamazaki Jihei saw the artillery position of the Independent Battalion two kilometers away, his expression suddenly changed, and his heart sank to the bottom. The reason why he chose Lijiapo as the location for the central flowering was because he subconsciously believed that the Eighth Route Army did not have decent artillery power.

Otherwise, he will definitely choose the location of the central flower on several nearby hills with a large number of trees.

But it's too late to say anything now.

"Baga! This damn independent battalion actually has such a large-scale artillery firepower!"

Yamazaki Jihei cursed angrily.

Not only Yamazaki Jihei, but other Japanese officers also showed ugly expressions like their dead parents, because they all knew what it meant for the Eighth Route Army under the mountain to have artillery firepower.

Although the terrain of Lijiapo is quite dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack, this is based on the fact that the opponent has no artillery firepower.

Once the opponent has artillery firepower, they will be a group of living targets standing on the unobstructed slope.

Kobayashi Jiro next to him said with some concern: "Captain, I didn't expect this damn independent battalion to have such a large artillery force. What should we do now? Should we break out immediately before the Chinese artillery fires?"

Eliminating the main force of the Eighth Route Army was an excellent opportunity for Yamazaki Jihei to realize his ambition. He was unwilling to give up, so he said with a serious face: "The commander of the regiment has called us back, saying that he has led the main force to come over. In addition,

, the regiment commander also sent a request for assistance telegram to the brigade commander.

Presumably the brigade commander is also on his way.

Therefore, we cannot break through, otherwise, not only will we not be able to explain to the regiment commander and brigade commander, but if we miss this opportunity, it will not be so easy to continue to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

It’s a bit risky, but I think it’s worth it!”

Jiro Kobayashi added: "But I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on until the commander of the company arrives."

In order to appease the morale of the troops, Yamazaki Jihei analyzed: "The independent battalion has not launched a bombardment for a long time. It is probably because they do not have many artillery shells in their hands and want to scare us into breaking out. In that case, we will just fall into the trap they set!"

"So, we just need to stick to our position and wait for the captain to arrive!"

Seeing that Kobayashi Jiro wanted to say more, Yamazaki Jihei's expression changed and he interrupted: "Okay, I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore, Kobayashi-kun! From now on, no one is allowed to talk about breaking out. Anyone who disobeys the order will be severely punished."

loan!"

"Hiyi!"

All the Japanese officers nodded in unison. They were all fanatical militarists, but they were not afraid of fighting tough battles. The more powerful the enemy, the more excited they became.

…

Mansion Bay Eighth Route Army Headquarters.

The boss had just finished lunch and was entering the headquarters when a communications staff officer stood up in a hurry and reported to him: "Report!"

Boss: "Speak!"

Communications staff officer: "Boss, according to intelligence from frontline scouts, large numbers of Japanese and puppet troops have been discovered in Luliang, Jiaxian, and Fangshan counties and are heading towards our military defense area."

The boss was shocked: "Are the Japanese preparing to carry out a large-scale raid again? Why didn't they receive any news in advance?"

"By the way, has the specific destination of these Japanese and puppet troops been investigated clearly?"

Communications Staff Officer: "It's not clear yet, but looking at the direction, it should be around Xihe Township!"

The boss frowned: "Xihe Township, isn't this the defense area of ​​the 386th Brigade? Call the 386th Brigade immediately and ask what happened there in Xihe Township!"

"yes!"

The communications staff officer responded, then sat back down and started making phone calls...
Chapter completed!